How are the FAO VGGT going to be implemented in practice? In 2012 the international community agreed on the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and…Read More

Nutrition is central to long-term development and related direct interventions are known for big payoffs. Tom Arnold thinks the subject needs more political attention and policy focus. But how can official…Read More

“Within one generation it is realistic to get rid of hunger completely and to reduce malnutrition considerably”, said Stefan Schmitz of BMZ’s One World no Hunger initiative. In this interview with…Read More

"A rural development project is only successful when poor small-scale farmers can participate", says Susanne Neubert in this interview with the Platform as part of the evaluations interview series. "Their inclusion…Read More

Sceptical thoughts about the landscape approach's value added are wide spread in the community of development practitioners. However common thinking is changing. Nathan Russell of CIAT is one example. In this…Read More

Online, 26 Mar 2015. The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (Platform) is a network of 38 bilateral and multilateral donors, international financing institutions, intergovernmental organisations and development agencies. The secretariat

Washington, DC, 26 Mar 2015. The World Bank's 16th Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty started on March 23, 2015 at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C. Participants include leaders and professionals from across governments, civil society, academia, the private sector and

Berlin, 27 Mar 2015. “We can meet the zero-hunger challenge by 2030”, said Gerd Müller, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany at a very successful outreach conference in Berlin which discussed the